Black Death
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Only two decades ago, it was widely doubted by specialists that the Black Death was caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, the agent of the bubonic plague.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
In the immediate aftermath of the 14th-century Black Death, a highly educated Venetian wrote a chronicle claiming that the plague had wiped out a third of his city’s population.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Indeed, history is filled with examples of this, from the medieval Black Death hitchhiking along the Silk Road to the “Russian flu” pandemic of the late 19th century that was accelerated by trains and steamships.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026
The Black Death moved across Europe from 1347 to 1353 CE, with mortality rates reaching as high as 60% in some areas.
From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025
A thousand years later the Black Death shook Europe to its foundations.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
